Aerial mast pulley and guy coupler



May '20 1924. 1,494,960

A. LINK ET'AL AERIAL MAST PULLEY AND, GUY- COUPLER Filed July 22 1922 INVENTOR; vzxTl/i b ATTORNEY?" Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT LINK AND LESTER W. LINK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK; SAID LESTER W.

LINK .ASSIGNOR TO SAID ALBERT LINK.

AERIAL MAST PULLEY AND GUY COUPLER.

Application filed m 'az, 1922. Serial no. 576,856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT LINK and LESTER W. LINK, citizens of the United States, and residents of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Mast Pulleys and Guy Couplers, of which the following is a specificatlon.

Our invention relates to a support and aims to provide a device of this nature particularly adapted for use in connection with aerials for wireless, clothes-lines, flags, etc, etc,

It is an object of our invention to provide a device of this character which shall be simple in construction and be capable of being manufactured at a nominal figure.

A further object of our invention resides in the provision of a support particularly for the purpose aforementioned and which may be applied to the upper end of a mast I or pole formed if desired of piping, the said support, when in position, forming a. com-' plete housing or enclosure for the end of the mast or pole and preventing the entrance of the elements thereto and the consequent deterioration of said mast or pole end.

A still further object of our invention is that of providing a device of the character stated incorporating a pulley and in which a structure will be provided serving to house the pulley in such a manner as to protect the same to a maximum extent and which will also serve to protect the halyard or similar element passing around the pulley. Another object of our present invention is that of providing a support. which in addition to carrying an aerial, etc;, will also incorporate a structure by means of which guy wires or other desirable braces may be connected with the mast to which the support is attached so that the former will be properly braced and it will not be necessary to utilize some means extraneous from the support for providingthis attachment.

Still another object of this invention is that of furnishing a support which may readily be detached from the mast with which it is associated and which will also provide a quickly detachable means to disconnect the guy wires or similar elements from its body.

With these and further objects in mind our invention embraces essentially a suphave illustrated one practical embodiment of our invention and it will be seen in these drawings that:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a. support embracing our improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side view taken along the lines 2-2 and in the direction of the arrows indicated in Figure 1 and,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

In the drawings the reference numeral 5 indicates the body of the su port formed preferably as a casting with wiiich the other arts to be presently described are integral.

xtending upwardly into said body from the bottom thereof is a socket adapted to fit upon the end of a supporting pole or mast. Said socket extends only part way through the casting so that said body will form a water-tight cover or shield completely enclosing the end of the mast or pulley to which it is applied. The interior of said socket is preferably tapped or threaded as indicated at 6 to permit it to be engaged if desired with the mast by cooperating screw-threads formed on the end of the latter. The upper end of the body 5 may also be tapped and threaded as has been indicated at 7 so that any desirable ornament may be. associated with the body or an additional mast section may thus be mounted to extend beyond the support.

Projecting laterally from the portion of the body or casting forming a side wall of the housing provided as above and preferably cast integral therewith is a pair of parallel spaced vertical walls 8 connected at their top by a bridging portion 9 also preferably cast integral with the body and said spaced side walls 8. thus forming a roof or cover for a pulley located and housed between said side walls and the top 9. Extending between the walls 8 is a shaft 10 and a pulley 11 ma be rotatably supported by this member, it being obvious that a halyard passing over the pulley 11 will be housed to a maximum extent within the enclosure provided by the walls 8 and 9 and the pulley 11 will also be protected and rust, particularly at the bearing points of the pulley and axle, will be reduced to a minimum amount. As will be seen, this hous- 'body of each of the bolts ing is free from obstruction at its outer edge and is open beneath so that there will be nothing to interfere with the free movement of the rope running on the pulley and so that any rain or moisture penetrating into the housing may readily drain away.

Also projecting outwardly from the body of the casting or portion thereof forming a wall of the housing for the mast end are airs of laterally extending ears 12 radiatmg from the body in substantially the same general plane with the pulley housing. These pairs of ears are also preferably integral with the body 5 and are spaced apart as shown and eac pair is formed with aligning openings. A bolt or pin 13 or similar member passes through each pair of openings and is anchored in place by any suitable means such as a cotter-pin 14 it being noted that in the present instance the passes through the eye of a guy wire 15.

In use it will be understood that, as aforestated, the body 5 may be attached to a mast of any suitable character in the manner in-v dicated and the body may in turn serve to support an ornament or other suitable device. The pulley 11 acts to properly carry an aerial, clothes-line or other suitable element and this element will be protected to a maximum extent. After the support has been applied to the mast, the bracing of the latter may be effected by simply threading the stems of the bolts 12 through the eyes of the guy wires, or other members utilized. subsequent to which these bolts are anchored in place in the manner indicated, so that any accidental removal of these members is precluded. If it is necessary to detach the guy wires, it will be obvious that this may be accomplished by simply removing the locking devices (cotter-pins) and driving the bolts clear of the openings of the arms 12.

Thus, all of the objects of our invention are accomplished and it will be appreciated aeeaeeo pair of laterally extending walls extending outwardly from the portion of the body constituting a wall of the mast end housing, a bridging portion connecting the upper edges of said walls, and pulley supporting means extending between the walls, said bridging portion and laterally extending walls forming a chamber for said pulley supporting 7 means. 7

2. A support of the character described including a body having a socket formed in its lower face, said socket adapted to receive and form a housing for theend of a mast or pole, pulley supporting'means consisting of a pair of walls extending outwardly and laterally from said body and means for connectin y guy wires to said body comprising pairs 0 cars connected to and radiating laterally from said body, each of said pairs of ears being provided with aligning openings.

3. As an article of manufacture, a support comprising a body formed with a socket extending from its lower face partially through the body and provided with a pair of spaced walls integral therewith and extending outwardly therefrom for housing a pulley and ears in pairs radiating outwardly from the body and also integral therewith, said ears being provided with aligning openings for bolts or pins as and for the purpose described.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and Stateof New York, this 28th day of February, A. D. 1923.

ALBERT LINK. LESTER W. LINK. 

